A “Save the AJUSD Teacher Protest” is scheduled for 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 19, outside the Apache Junction Unified School District offices at 1575 W. Southern Ave., according to a Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/435798523506309. The school offices will be closed as...

Crews from Superstition Fire and Medical District were called out Feb. 10 for a horse that was stuck near a fence, officials said. The owner was unable to get the elderly horse up. Three of SFMD crew members are certified in large-animal rescue operations and were able to help get the horse back up....

Drivers who use Loop 101 (Pima Freeway) and State Route 51 (Piestewa Freeway) should plan for some lane and ramp restrictions as crews collect soil and rock samples in preparation for the widening of Loop 101 from Interstate 17 to Pima Road. The following lane restrictions are scheduled during the...

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Please note that this action, a five-day school week along with starting school in early summer, will very likely result in the firing of the superintendent and voting out of the school board members who agreed to it unless it is repealed.

In 2018 we celebrate 54 years of Lost Dutchman Days.A look through the archives of the Apache Junction/Gold Canyon Independent and its predecessor the Apache Sentinel, finds the following about Lost Dutchman Days, from its beginning on Saturday, Jan. 23, 1965, as a one-day event:

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First mention of Lost Dutchman Days – a one-day event – on the front page of the Nov. 27, 1964 issue of the Apache Sentinel. (File photo)

A person living in an Apache Junction motor home that caught fire Feb. 16 escaped without injury prior to arrival of the Superstition Fire and Medical District, an official said. Firefighters dispatched at 7:50 a.m. to the fire in the 300 block of North Ocotillo Road “arrived to find the motor...

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[Update: As of 10 a.m. Feb. 17, a total of 619 people had logged in and signed the petition.] An Apache Junction resident has started an online petition to ask the Apache Junction Unified School District Governing Board to reverse its decision to go back to a five-day, Monday-Friday academic...

[Update: As of 10 a.m. Feb. 17, a total of 619 people had logged in and signed the petition.]

An Apache Junction resident has started an online petition to ask the Apache Junction Unified School District Governing Board to reverse its decision to go back to a five-day, Monday-Friday academic...

Editor’s note: Meet Your Neighbor is a feature of the Independent that introduces readers to a community member. To receive a profile form, send an e-mail to ajeditor@newszap.com. Name: Ed Shockley. Age: 68. Town/neighborhood: Peralta Trail in Gold Canyon. When and why I moved here: I moved from...

The Apache Junction/Gold Canyon Independent welcomes letters to the editor, which can be printed online at apachejunctionindependent.com. Send letters by e-mail to ajeditor@newszap.com. Letters must include name, address and daytime phone. See other opinions at...

At the Apache Junction Unified School District Governing Board meeting on Feb. 13, the board ignored the wishes of our community and chose to go back to a five-day schedule. The school district gathered a group of 30 community members from all walks of life and importance within...

The city of Apache Junction is conducting a comprehensive quality of life survey of city residents. To participate click here. The National Citizen Survey includes questions about quality of life, important characteristics of community, services provided by the city and priorities for the future....